The
Wonderful Wonders of SpringThis
TopicQuest was
designed for
Ms. Brandy Cook's Kindergarten Class
at Satilla Elementary by Mary Jo
Evans, a
Valdosta State
University Preservice Teacher.

Spring is
a wonderful time of the year. The weather starts changing,
beautiful flowers start blooming, and great holidays come. Have
you ever wondered what time of the year Spring is? Have you ever
wondered what flowers bloom in the spring and what insects come out in
the spring? Below are some websites that you can go to for
information about these questions. Click on the pictures and they
will take you to the sites.

Springtime
brings many new things to our world. Can you name something that
you see is different in the Spring than in the Winter? One of the
most noticeable
is the different flowers that begin to bloom. This website tells about
different flowers that bloom in the Spring.

Have
you ever wandered what Spring is? What about when Spring
starts? This is a cool website that gives a lot of
information about Spring, including the answers to the questions above.

Have
you ever seen a tornado or wandered how they are formed? April
showers bring May flowers is a saying that many people know. This
website tells about the weather during Spring. It also tells about how
thunderstorms build and how tornados form.

Planting
flowers during the Spring is a fun thing to do, but you have to know
how to plant them for them to grow. Here is a neat website on
planting flowers. It gives great insights on planting a garden.

Do
you know what holidays are in the Spring? One of my favorite is
Easter because the Easter Bunny comes. Here is a cool website
about Easter.

Mother's
day is also during the Spring. We have Mother's Day to show our
mothers how much we appreciate them and love them. This is a neat
Mother's Day site to visit.

Another
special holiday we celebrate is St. Patrick's Day. Do you know
why we celebrate this holiday? Click on the picture to find out
it's history.

During
the Spring many new insects come out. One of them is the
butterfly. Spring butterflies are beautiful. This site has
information on butterflies and activites that you can do with
butterflies.

Birds
chirping is one distinct sound heard in the Spring. This website
gives information on birds and characteristics about them.

Earth
Day is a very special day during the Spring. Many people devote
their time to the earth, trying to clean it up on this day. This
website has interesting facts about Earth Day and activities you can do
on Earth Day.

Mission
You
want to surprise your mother on Mother's Day by making her a flower out
of popsicle sticks and colored tissue paper. Before doing this
though, you will check out a cool gardening website about planting a
garden, so you can help your mother when she plants a garden.
Click on
the picture below and it will take you to a website about planting
gardens.

Mission Steps
1. Start by researching the website to get the basics on planting
a flower garden.
2. Using colored tissue paper, make the blossom of the flower.
3. Using a popsicle stick as the stem, color it green and then
staple the tissue paper to the top of it.
4. Fluff the tissue paper making it look like a flower with a
stem.
5. Give it to your mother on Mother's Day with a great big smile
on your face and tell your mother that you love her.
6. Use the information you learned on the website to help your
mother plant a flower garden.
7. Draw a picture of the flower garden that you will help your mother
plant.